PODIATRY BLOG

Superior Foot & Ankle Centers serving Marquette & Escanaba, MI

Chronic wounds are a significant health problem, and affect an increasingly large number of people. In the US, for example, chronic wounds are reported to affect 6.5 million patients with more than $25 billion each year spent by the healthcare system on treating wound-related complications. Diabetes is a disease that is becoming more common, and many of those so afflicted will develop chronic wounds, with studies revealing approximately 25% of diabetics experiencing an ulcer at some time in their life.